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According to recent claims from a informant, Ghislaine Maxwell, now completing a 20-year prison term for sex-trafficking crimes, is allegedly readying a clemency request for review by the Trump administration.

Special Treatment Alleged at Federal Prison

Congressional Democrats on the House judiciary committee revealed that a source provided information indicating the inmate is preparing the commutation application. Additionally, they mentioned she has been given preferential conditions at the minimum-security facility in the Lone Star State.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, stated in a official statement that the prison’s warden was assisting the convict with copying, printing, and sending documents to support her bid for clemency.

The exact content of the clemency request are unknown, the congressman noted.

Alleged Privileges and Special Accommodations

Raskin states that, per the insider, the prisoner has been given specially prepared food that are “personally delivered” to her living area, and the warden has “personally arranged” exclusive visits for her and her visitors.

These meetings reportedly involve a designated private space for attendees and a variety of food and drinks for her guests.

Maxwell’s visitors were also allowed to bring computers, which the congressman characterized as an “unprecedented action” given the security risk and potential for unsupervised contact.

In one alleged instance, when phone lines went down for other inmates, she was given specific instructions about who she should tell her contacts to contact and how staff would connect the communication to her.

Warden as “Personal Secretary”

The source also allegedly told House Democrats that when Maxwell wanted to review and edit documents promptly, she reportedly employed the official as her “personal secretary and administrative assistant”.

The news release states that Maxwell’s correspondents would email documents directly to the supervisor, who would hand them over to Maxwell, for her to examine and change and return them to the official to scan and provide to the initial correspondent.

Extra Benefits Reported

Other privileges reportedly provided to Maxwell include time to “play with” a trainee assistance dog – a benefit typically prohibited – as well as exclusive nighttime use to the facility's gym.

Her legal counsel did not immediately respond to a inquiry regarding the whistleblower’s claims.

In a statement, the presidential office said that it “will not discuss” on possible pardon appeals.

“Per the President's remarks, pardoning the convict is not something he has thought about,” the representative added.

Context and Developments

Recently, reports surfaced that she told friends and family in electronic messages that she was more content at the new prison than her previous prison.

In August, she was transferred from a secure facility in Tallahassee, Florida to the less restrictive prison in the state, where most detainees are serving time for non-violent offenses and white-collar crimes.

This move, which authorities called as “unprecedented”, occurred just shortly following she was interviewed about the Epstein case by the senior justice official, the official, who also once acted as the President's personal lawyer.

That interview came as the Trump administration was facing increasing scrutiny to disclose additional files related to the Epstein investigation and amid intense speculation around Trump's own connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, who was found dead in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on trafficking accusations.

Lawmaker Reactions

Through the statement, the congressman also revealed that he had sent a letter to the President, requesting explanations about the whistleblower’s allegations, and called on the president to deny the clemency appeal.

“It would be inappropriate to approve any type of pardon to this adjudicated and remorseless sex offender,” the representative stated in the letter. “The government must not offer her with personal amenities, with canine interaction, with federal law enforcement officials attending to her requests, or with any special treatment or institutional privilege at all.”

The congressman asked that Blanche appear for a public congressional hearing to address the disclosures and also presented several inquiries to Trump.

He inquired whether he had discussed a potential commutation for Maxwell with Blanche or others, whether he had directed Blanche or anyone else to provide her with the transfer or favorable and preferential treatment in detention, and whether Maxwell, her attorneys, relatives or agents have made any commitments to the President or his legal team.

Raskin has asked for a reply to the questions by 24 November.

In October, the nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal from the convict on her sex-trafficking conviction.